From the recording Circle Of Love
The lyrics describe a recurring problem where the singer repeatedly creates issues or setbacks ("throwing a wrench in the works"). The singer acknowledges their own flaws and the cyclical nature of these problems. This is where things start to go wrong....
Lyrics
I HAVE A PROBLEM I CAN’T SOLVE
EVERY TIME I WALK THROUGH THE DOOR IT REVOLVES
HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AGAIN
I KNOW I SOMETIMES ACT LIKE A JERK
AND HERE I GO AGAIN
THROWING A WRENCH IN THE WORKS
HERE I GO AGAIN
THROWING A WRENCH IN THE WORKS
WITH EVERY STEP FORWARD I MOVE BACK
I KEEP WALKING ON THE PAVEMENT CRACKS
HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AGAIN
DOWN DEEP INSIDE THE DEMON LURKS
AND HERE I GO AGAIN
THROWING A WRENCH IN THE WORKS
HERE I GO AGAIN
THROWING A WRENCH IN THE WORKS
SHOULD CLIMB UP LADDERS, NOT GO UNDER
YOU’D THINK I’D LEARNED BY NOW, IT’S NO WONDER
IT HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AGAIN
I KNOW I’VE MORE THAN THE ODD FEW QUIRKS
HERE I GO AGAIN,
THROWING A WRENCH IN THE WORKS
HERE I GO AGAIN...
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYdBP_J0MBg (For Lyric Video)